The Michigan Daily-Thursday, November 6, 1980-Page 9 Heisman upjfor grabs: By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE A Daily Sports Analysis In past years, sports enthusiasts have always talked about the contenders for the coveted Heisman Trophy. This year, however, it seems easier to talk about who's not in the running for the trophy. . c THIS YEAR'S field of contenders i- clude several defensive players and a freshman running back, among others. Te award has traditionally gone to a quarterback or running back, even thotigh it is intended for the best college player, regardless of position. If the election were held today, the winner would most likely be South Carolina's George Rogers. Michigan fans will unlovingly remember Rogers as the bruising running back who gainied 142 yards against the Wolverines earlier this year, leading his Gamecock teammates to a 17-14 up- set of the Blue. So far this season, Rogers has carried the ball for 1,257 yards, an average of 6.2 yards a carry. His coach, Jim Carlen, calls his star back "the best football player in college football today. I thoughthe was better than Billy Sims was for Oklahoma last year." DESPITE THE Carolina sta's glowing credentials, the one thing that. could hinder Rogers in the voting is his. affiliation with a team that is not a traditional football powerhouse. It's a fact of Heisman history that the trophy goes to a player from a traditionally- tough football school. Five Notre Dame players have won the award; Ohio State players have won five trophies; three from Southern Cal have won. The last time a player from a school not known for football prowess won the trophy was in 1966, when Steve Spurrier of Florida took home the trophy. Another running back with a good shot at the trophy is freshman Herschel Walker of Georgia. The rookie speed- ster has piled up 1,096 yards so far this year for an average of 5.9 yards per carry. Walker put on a fine show for the entire nation last Saturday, rushing for 219 yards, including a 76-yard touch- down romp, leading Georgia to a 13-10 win over Rogers and South Carolina. Despite his superb performance, Walker thinks that Rogers deserves the Heisman this year. "I would vote for him (Rogers). I don't think I'm ready for it yet," said Walker following last Saturday's game. ONE FACTOR that could hurt both Walker and Rogers is their common geographic origin. Although sports writers throughout the country cast ballots for the trophy, writers con- sistently vote for players in their own region, This could mean that Walker and Rogers could split the southern vote, making it difficult for either of them to win. Among the pre-season favorites to take home the trophy was Purdue quar- terback Mark Herrmann. The senior signal-caller broke the all-time NCAA passing mark earlier this year, and nationwide publicity could help him gain votes in other sections of the coun- try. Herrmann has piled up 1,459 yards in the air this season, and ranks first in the Big Ten in passing efficiency this week. Many observers consider defensive end Hugh Green of Pittsburgh to be the finest college player in the country, but defensive players don't get the headlines, and consequently they don't get the Heisman. SAFETY KENNY Easley of UCLA is in the same boat as Green. An excep- tional athlete, Easley gained his greatest recognition by pushing a cameraman on the sidelines in the UCLA-Ohio State game earlier this year. Easley's teammate, fullback Freeman McNeil, is also considered to be a contender for the trophy. McNeil will most likely split votes with Easley, however, putting both of them in an uphill battle. Several candidates that were thought to be top contenders for the Heisman before the season began have since dropped out of seriou OHIO STATE'S j Art Schlichter was1 the best signal-calle the start of this seas mance this year siderably behind Although the Buckey Schlichter is all but o California's Rich superb passer, butF does not a Heisma South Carolina's Rogers leading pack of hopefuls is contention. Coupled with a serious knee injury unior quarterback Campbell suffered in last Saturday's touted as possibly USC game that will sideline him for the r in the country at remainder of the season, he is out of the son, but his perfor- running for all practical purposes. has lagged con- According to Rudy Riska, Athletic his 1979 effort. Director at the Downtown Athletic Club yes continue to win, of New York, which awards the gut of the running. Heisman, ballots are going out to sports h Campbell is a writers this week. The winner will be playing for a loser announced on December 1, and by that an winner make. time, the race may be more clear-cut. 1 GRIDDE PICKS As the big election came to a close yesterday, Ronald Reagan sat down next to his wife Nancy and confided, "Nancy, now that the big campaign is. over and I haven't had really good food in a long time, I could really devour a delicious pizza." Nancy quickly replied, "Well Ron, the campaign has left us broke and we simply can't afford to buy a pizza, but I've heard that if you enter this week's Gridde Picks and get them down to the Michigan Daily before midnight tomorrow, you can get a free one-item pizza from Pizza Bob's." 1. MICHIGAN at Wisconsin (pick score) 2. Illinois at Ohio St. 3. Iowa at Purdue 4. Northwestern at Michigan St. 5. Indiana at Minnesota 6. LSU at Alabama 7. Houston at Texas 8. Georgia at Florida 9. Arkansas at Baylor 10. SMU at Rice 11. Southern Cal at Stanford 12. Arizona at Washington 13. Wake Forest at Duke 14. Air Force at Army 15. Colgate at Bucknell 16. Grambling at Alabama St. 17. S. Dakota St. at S. Dakota 18. Illinois St. at Eastern Michigan 19. Shippensburg St. at Slippery Rock 20. DAILY LIBELS at Electoral College Rogers ... leads the pack For 'U' student Gorski, life's a continuous cycle Read and Use Daily Classifieds I Call 764-0557 By CHUCK JAFFE In the hit movie Breaking Away a bicyclist races a truck down the high- iway. National champion cyclist Mark Gorski does not, however, get his kicks by racing trucks. He prefers match sprints-1000-yard speed races-again- st the best cyclists in the world. Gorski, a 20-year-old University student, claimed top honors last sum- mer in the national championships and U.S. Olympic Trials in match sprints, which he describes as "the shortest, fastest, and most explosive cycling event." Although the Olympic team did not compete in the Moscow games, it did travel throughout Europe. Com- peting in the European Cup against the tpp eight cyclists in the world, Gorski finished fourth, which placed him ahead of the eventual Olympic bronze medalist. All this from a man who was the youngest member of the Olympic cycling squad, and one of the youngest overall competitors in that event. Now that he is back in school, Gorski is taking time off from his strict training regimen. "I've kind of quit training since school started," Gorski said. The past two years, Gorski has dropped out during winter term to train in Colorado Springs and San Diego. While he says that he will stay in school this year, he expects to start training again soon. His training schedule is intense, and designed to have him at his peak in time for the National and World champion- ships. "The first three months of training consists of 250 to 350 miles of cycling a week, plus weightlifting, especially heavy squat-lifting, three or four time a week," Gorski said. "Then we start doing less mileage, but more sprints, starting to specialize for speed. The farther we go along, the less road- work we do, and the more sprints in the velodrome (an arena constructed for high-speed cycling) we do." Gorski, who rides for the AMF cycling team, plans to continue with his cycling for a long time to come. "I'm planning on continuing through the '84 Olympics," he said. "There is so much strategy involved in the short races, that experience can help you win. Because of this you can be in it (cycling) for a long time." Groski ad- ded, however, that to continue for ten or fifteen more years would require him to maintain perfect physical shape. For the immediate future, Gorski is looking to move into the top five in the world of cycling. "I'd be disappointed if I wasn't in the top five by next year," he said. He also mentioned the possibility of cycling on a professional circuit. "I may have the incentive to go professional," Gorski said, indicating that the $30,000-50,000 yearly com- petitor's salary could determine whether or not he turns professional. "This could be the beginning for a really big bike racing boom," he added. In the meantime, Gorski will be con- tent to win races and compete in the European Cup, the Grand Prix, World Championships and the '84 Olympics. And if he ever gets bored of winning cycling championships, he can always go out on the highway and race a truck. Earn the credentials that count as a 'I'm planning on continuing through the '84 Olym- pics. 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